A comparison of Attention Bias Modification and the Attention Training Technique on pain: Efficacy and mechanisms
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Acute painMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616000953437
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Sydney
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
Participants in this study are first year Psychology students at The University of Sydney.
Exclusion Criteria
Participants will be excluded if they consume excessive caffeine, alcohol or analgesics in the 24 hours prior to participating (According to current NHMRC guidelines), or if they have current moderate pain (a rating of 4 or higher on an 11-point numerical scale, where 0 is no pain and 10 is extreme pain). We will also exclude participants with Reynauld's phenomena or a history of chronic pain.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Threshold: The time taken to report pain after the participant has inserted their arm in a cold tank of water (5 degrees celcius). Timed with a stopwatch.[This is a single session trial. Participants do the cold pressor on one occasion at the end of the study and this is when the outcome is measured. ]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method